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Originally Posted by New Era

Not a single thing said in there about your own observations other than reading a stats sheet. You base all of your opinion on what you have read from others and stats. Pretty poor way of judging talent.

It is what I and many have to go on when discussing prospects especially when talking about NCAA prospects which are rarely on TV in Canada. Not sure why I can't have an opinion on a guy like most posters here do. 99% of opinion that people have on prospects come from reading what other scouts say, reading reports from scouts, experts, reporters and other sources and highlights of others. We still are able to have conversations about all sorts of prospects with the understanding that none of us are professional scouts with countless hours free to watch every prospect.

What scouting services do you subscribe to?

Redline report although not a fan of what they have in terms of rankings, read McKeens prior to draft, hockey news, TSN reports from Mackenzie and Button are some of the sources. Read articles from news sources when they come out on Jankowski, again can easily access stats and game reports.

While he doesn't say that Jankowski was exceptional he does state that scouts from everywhere gathered at the Beanpot specifically to view Jankowski. That says he turned a lot of heads with his scoring ability.

So they seem to say what I said that he has intriguing skills that has impressed some scouts.

It's what you think he will be. That is what you said and repeated here. That says what you think he will be. That says you think he's a bust. Your words. About a player you admit to not having seen in action yourself.

Yes that is what I think he will be but he still has likely 3-4 years of development left where he can take a big step forward and change that so he is not a bust. It is not a technicality or semantics like Flameswin tries to make it out to be it is what people do all the time. Howse is a bust, Dan Ryder was a bust when he quit, some may argue Nemisz is a bust with the time he has had at the pro level. But because Jankowski still has time to improve his game he is not a bust yet in my view.

That certainty about a developing player is what annoys me, especially when we have seen plenty of players with gaudy junior numbers fall from grace quickly, and then college players become late bloomers.

What certainty? I have said he could be as good as a 2nd line center in the NHL. I have given him a pretty wide range in terms of what he can develop into so not sure why you keep trying to force any certainty onto my views. I have said I think he doesn't work out but that is far from stating anything as certainty and hardly any more certain than most posters views on what he will turn out to be.

Wait until you actually see this kid before judging him. I saw him several times with Providence last season and came away very impressed with his growth and development. He learned a lot about playing within the Providence system, which was a big knock on him. I look forward to seeing if he can step up and become more aggressive this season, as the Flames outlined for him. That will be the big thing to judge him on this year, because the rest of the criticisms of his game have been addressed in a good way. He's still not there, but he's an impressive young man who is making big strides. Give him the credit he deserves.

Its awesome that you have been impressed with him and that is what makes coming to a board like this fun people are able to have different views and talk about them.